Kiichi Nakai
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Kiichi Nakai (born 18 September 1961) is a Japanese actor. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year of Japan Academy Awards in 1981.
He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for 47 Ronin) and Best Actor award in 2003 (for Mibu gishi den (When the Last Sword is Drawn). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for 47 Ronin.
In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in Warriors of Heaven and Earth. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin.
His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress.
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Acting
Movie
Dororo
as Kagemitsu Daigo
2007
Movie
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
as Kanichiro Yoshimura
2003
Movie
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
as Lai Qi
2003
Movie
Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
as Kenichi Takata (voice)
2005
Movie
Moving
as Kenichi
1993
Movie
The Magic Hour
as Toru Iwata
2008
Movie
A Ghost of a Chance
as Osano
2011
Movie
The Wings of the Kirin
as Takeaki Aoyagi
2012
Movie
Hero
as Akihiko Takida
2007
Movie
Princess from the Moon
as Otomo-no-Dainagon or Minister of the Military
1987
Movie
47 Ronin
as Matashiro Irobe
1994
Movie
Onmyoji II
as Genkaku
2003
Movie
Rockers
2003
Movie
The Imperial Navy
as Masato Odagiri
1981
Movie
Snow on The Blades
as Kingo Shimura
2014
Movie
The Warring States
as King of Qi
2011
Movie
Hit Me Anyone One More Time
as Keisuke Kuroda
2019
Movie
Tales of the Unusual
as (segment "Samurai Cellular")
2000
Movie
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
as Keiichi Nakano, convenience store manager
2019
Movie
Wild 7
2011
Movie
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
as Hiroshi Kataoka
2009
TV
Taira no Kiyomori
as Taira no Tadamori
2012
TV
Taira no Kiyomori
2012
TV
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
2012